Fats Navarro

American jazz trumpeter (1923–1950)
Person human Q711198
Fats Navarro
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Fats Navarro

Summary

Fats Navarro is a human[1]. His place of birth was Key West[2]. He was born on September 24, 1923[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on July 7, 1950[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], and trumpeter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Fats Navarro's place of birth was Key West[2].
  • Fats Navarro died in New York City[4].
  • Fats Navarro was born on September 24, 1923[3].
  • Fats Navarro died on July 7, 1950[5].
  • Burial took place at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery[10].
  • Fats Navarro held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Fats Navarro is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Fats Navarro worked as a composer[6].
  • Fats Navarro worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Fats Navarro worked as a trumpeter[8].
  • Fats Navarro is recorded as male[13].
  • Fats Navarro's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Fats Navarro's genre is jazz[15].
  • Fats Navarro's record label is recorded as Blue Note[16].
  • Fats Navarro's Commons category is recorded as Fats Navarro[17].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[18].
  • Fats Navarro's family name is recorded as Navarro[19].
  • Fats Navarro's given name is recorded as Fats[20].
  • Fats Navarro's official website is recorded as http://csis.pace.edu/~varden/navarro/bio.html[21].
  • Fats Navarro's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Fats Navarro's instrument is recorded as trumpet[23].
  • Fats Navarro's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • Fats Navarro's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Fats Navarro's start of work period is recorded as 1943[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1923-09-24[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1950-07-07[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz[31]

  • Community tags: jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d2a135f4-bb6b-4fb6-a09b-115e740b7fe0[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Fats Navarro was born in Key West[2]. He was born on September 24, 1923[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], and trumpeter[8].

Death and Burial

Fats Navarro died on July 7, 1950[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[18]. Burial took place at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Fats Navarro ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (337 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

He has been cited as an influence by Cristián Cuturrufo[36], a trumpeter[37], 1972–2021[38], of Chile[39], awarded the Premio Altazor a la mejor ejecución musical[40].

FAQs

Where was Fats Navarro born?

Born in Key West[2], Fats Navarro…

Where did Fats Navarro die?

Fats Navarro passed away in New York City[4].

What did Fats Navarro do for work?

Fats Navarro worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], and trumpeter[8].

Who did Fats Navarro influence?

Fats Navarro has been cited as an influence by Cristián Cuturrufo[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . African American Registry. Retrieved . aaregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, jazz musician, trumpeter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  2. 17d ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2031]]: 1943"
  3. 27d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death tuberculosis
    Genre
    Instrument trumpet
    Official website http://csis.pace.edu/~varden/navarro/bio.html
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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